NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (NUJP) Statement May 8, 2010 NUJP statement on media harassment by parties, candidates The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is alarmed over the increasing harassment of journalists and the curtailment of their right to pursue their profession by political parties and candidates seeking office in the May 10 elections. This week, gmanews.tv... 

MORONG, Bataan: Fisherfolk in a fishing village in Morong town adjacent to the South China Sea on Friday featured simple recipes of the lowly galunggong during their first “Araw ng Mangingisda.” Resty del Rosario, leader of fishermen in Barangay Sabang, said 368 fishermen in the village participated in the one day event. “We organized this event to give importance to the cooperation of the fisherfolks... 

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao dominated tough Joshua Clottey for 12 straight rounds Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) to easily win by unanimous decision at the Cowboys Stadium. Immediately after the fight, Pacquiao reiterated his readiness to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. should the American fighter win on May 1 against Shane Mosley. “I want the fight, because the people want to see the fight.... 

Filipino senior citizens can now stretch their cash a tad further. A 250 peso meal, for example, at any restaurant would now cost them only P200. The signing into law of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 (ESCA), or Republic Act No. 994 will benefit some five million elderly Filipinos in the form of discounts on certain goods and services. The law will allow senior citizens to avail themselves... 

BY ROMMEL C. LONTAYAO Reporter, The Manila Times Less than five months before the elections, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd continued to lead other presidential candidates by a sizeable margin, pollster Pulse Asia reported Tuesday. Aquino of the Liberal Party was favored by 45 percent of the respondents in the nationwide pre-elections survey by Pulse Asia. Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. of... 

Hundreds of thousands of people prayed for relief from natural disasters Saturday in a barefoot religious procession across the capital of the mainly Roman Catholic Philippines. The annual festival centers on a black icon of a cross-bearing Jesus Christ, which many Filipinos believe can perform miracles to cure the sick, drive away bad luck and bring prosperity. “They look like giant waves,” Senior... 

Two police officers from the Law Enforcement Department (LED) of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) died Monday afternoon after being shot by a bodyguard of Buluan Vice Mayor Datu Ismael “Toto” Mangudadatu. The Victims were identified as Cerifino Abadia, 60 and a certain Sgt. SPO4 Delphin Orinez who is a bodyguard of SBMA Director Jobo Magsaysay, both died at the James L. Gordon... 

SubicTimes the first and only independent news website in the Subic Bay area recently broke the 1 million hit mark, making its present felt in the online community in just 4 months. “The website went online around mid-July this year, it was actually July 16, our vision was to spread the news in the area and make the website a public information website,” SubicTimes Publisher David Bayarong and... 

Morong, Bataan: Government authorities together with volunteers released 180 baby turtles off the coast of barangay Nagbayayong this week. The release formed part of the annual Pawikan Festival in Morong, Bataan. Deputy Presidential Spokesman Lorelei Fajardo joined local officials, volunteers and residents  in releasing the baby turtles. The baby turtles came from the Bataan Pawikan Conservation Center... 

Filipina model Isabel Roces is named Asia’s “Person of the Year” by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a global animal rights organization. PETA said Roces, a vegetarian since elementary school is a granddaughter of wealthy publisher Don Joaquin “Chino” Roces. She was cited by PETA for her numerous contributions to their animal welfare campaigns. Other celebrities who... 

Subic Bay Freeport: Members of the Olongapo City-Subic Bay chapter of the Union of Journalists of the Philippines (UJP-OS) yesterday set lighted candles adrift on Subic Bay as a symbolic petition for justice for media colleagues slain in the infamous Maguindanao massacre last month. Calling for an end to impunity and demanding immediate justice for the massacre victims, the UJP-OS said that media... 

Subic Bay Freeport: The Local Court of Olongapo City has ordered the management of Legend International Resort Limited, which operates the Legenda Hotel and Casino to vacate the premises of the said hotel. Legenda management was given only 3 days to vacate the said hotel which was based on a writ of execution issued by the RTC that also ordered the LIRL to pay back rentals to the Subic Bay Metropolitan...